A group of individuals who share a love of cycling and the outdoors. We will always stop for a photo, or to hit a rope swing… Rubber side up!

Where did Prolly is Not Probably go?

It is still here, and then some. PiNP was one person’s opinion and voice. Now we are a collective – a community of diverse opinions and rich stories.

What does the Radavist mean?

Rad + Atavist = RADAVIST

Why does a porpoise surf a wave, or a sea otter slide down a rock? Atavism is a primal trait in humans and animals that drives us to do what we do – what ought to come naturally. Atavism is why we ride the way we ride; From mashing the city on a track bike to shredding the trails on full suspension. Take the time to get rad.

Dissecting my Oregon Outback photos has taken two full days and rather than dumping everything into one huge gallery, I thought I’d break it up a bit into something that everyone can discuss separately: bikes.

People obsess over setups for rides like this. From frame material, to geometry and wheel size, I saw everything.

Erik and I were on stock, straight out of the box, AWOL Comps. Erik painted his to look all crazy. Mine was just black. I had bikepacking bags and my Swift Ozette rando bag, Erik used panniers and the new AWOL rack. Most people used Porcelain Rocket or Revelate bags on their flat bar MTB.

Personally, I felt like a drop bar bicycle offered more riding options and were inherently faster than a rigid or a hardtail MTB. That said, most of the field were on MTB rigs of some sort. There was one fatbike, a few 29+ but for the most part, the rigid 29r ‘adventure’ bike platform ruled all.

A lot of these bikes were built specifically for the Outback, which is insane!

As I began sorting through all of my photos, I realized that my favorite thing about this ride was getting to know complete strangers. Watching their struggles unfold and seeing how they coped with the incredible feat that was upon us.

These Bikes and Faces of the Oregon Outback will forever remain engrained in my riding psyche. The rest of the story will unfold shortly. Until then, enjoy this Gallery.

AlanSchtweetzsch

That Tonic sure is an interesting bike, glad to learn of it!

Tyler Johnson

Breadwinner smash

b_drum88

I’ve been seriously lusting for a Revelate saddle bag. Their design seems to be really well thought out and perfect for my commuter/everything bike.

It’s the same bike he always rides. To quote him “I only have one bike” – dude literally showed up with fenders and all…

John McCaffrey

Kesho, Tonic and Breadwinner – three Portland brands in one photo!

Morgan Taylor

Thanks for putting this set together – love it!

Tony

And a cargo bike!

Adam Petraitis

Holy hell. #7, that’s not a mountain bike, that’s a Dew, Kona’s $500 entry level hybrid. My shop has sold a bunch of those, but I don’t think any have been used for something like this! Major props to that person.

Maria

Glad someone noticed. This is my rando ride partner’s idea of a humorous but utilitarian set up.

somebody_aight

what kind of front rack are you running on the AWOL? it looks different than anything i’ve ever seen

http://theradavist.com John Watson

the “pizza rack” that Erik designed for Specialized. Out soon. It’s a three-piece porteur that folds down.

Mike Hellis

Would you geekhouse woodville have worked for this trip?

http://theradavist.com John Watson

Yes. Perfectly. Anything bigger than a 38c tire would have been great IMO. The first day would have been rough on a 33c.

Felix

For someone who works in the bike industrie like Erik, this must be innovators heaven.

And also: SO MUCH DROOL!

http://pntmagazine.com/ PNT

wow, lots of creativity!

http://www.44bikes.com Kristofer Henry

Love all these shots of the bikes John. Thanks for sharing. Damned if I don’t want to drop everything, suit up and head out into the unknown now…

http://theradavist.com John Watson

DO IT!

Lars

Was Jason from Velograph carrying a small rifle with him? Or is that a BB gun just for funsies?

gabrielamadeus

Just the little classic Daisy Buck BB gun.

boomforeal

sooo much utility bike pron

Scott Rider

John – It was fun riding with you and Erik. The unnamed rider in photo #30 is me. Cheers!

http://theradavist.com John Watson

Word! I thought your name was Scott. My memory is shit these days.

Solid riding with you too homie!

Kerry Nordstrom

Dat Bridgestone though.

wyrrk

largely original too! Its kind of awesome to see one of the original mass produced drop-bar mtbs (or, “adventure bikes”) alongside all of these more modern iterations. I particularly like the original ritchey vantage wheels (with their characteristic uneven braking surface at the weld as seen by the darkened spot near the yellow sticker) and nitto stem.

Kerry Nordstrom

Good eye!

wyrrk

Thanks…its like wheel patina. Imperfection leverages character. (or because my mb-1 has the exact same wheelset i’m just accustomed to looking at it, and otherwise i would have never noticed).

Ace Metric Cycles

that elephant though! great details

Nate Kaiser

amazing set! does anyone know how gave has his SLR mounted to his bag? looking for a solution just like that!